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+<?php
+
+/* Icinga DB Web | (c) 2021 Icinga GmbH | GPLv2 */
+
+namespace Icinga\Module\Icingadb\Hook;
+
+use Icinga\Application\Icinga;
+use Icinga\Authentication\Auth;
+use Icinga\Module\Icingadb\Hook\Common\HookUtils;
+
+abstract class IcingadbSupportHook
+{
+    use HookUtils;
+
+    /** @var string key name of preference */
+    const PREFERENCE_NAME = 'icingadb_as_backend';
+
+    /**
+     * Return whether your module supports IcingaDB or not
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function supportsIcingaDb(): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Whether icingadb is set as the preferred backend in preferences
+     *
+     * @return bool Return true if icingadb is set as backend, false otherwise
+     */
+    final public static function isIcingaDbSetAsPreferredBackend(): bool
+    {
+        $webPreferences = Auth::getInstance()->getUser()->getPreferences()->get('icingaweb');
+        if (! empty($webPreferences) && array_key_exists(static::PREFERENCE_NAME, $webPreferences)) {
+            return (bool) $webPreferences[static::PREFERENCE_NAME];
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Whether to use icingadb as the backend
+     *
+     * @return bool Returns true if monitoring module is disabled or icingadb is selected as backend, false otherwise.
+     */
+    final public static function useIcingaDbAsBackend(): bool
+    {
+        return ! Icinga::app()->getModuleManager()->hasEnabled('monitoring') || self::isSetAsBackend();
+    }
+}